Description

Concise, simple, yet motivating and inspiring, Haigh’s book hones in on the essential ‘big’ ideas behind the craft of teaching, condensing them into manageable sections which can be put into practice in the classroom from Day One. The book deals with Planning, Behaviour and Class Management, Teaching and Learning, and Assessment in four distinct parts, each of these being presented with a brief explanation and simple steps, rules and advice for putting them into practice.

Features

• Easily navigable and easy to dip in and out of on a need to know basis
• Examples of real classroom practice are used to illustrate key ideas
• Your own personal mentor in a book….
• Classic tried and tested advice inclded for each section
• Each idea comes with rules and advice for putting it into practice

 

Table of Contents

Section one Planning

1 Keep it as simple as ABC

2 Plan to teach with precision

3 Don't just download

4 Differentiate to accommodate

5 Integrate to stimulate

6 Don't teach everything to the same depth

 

Section two Behaviour and class management

7 Get children to sit down, be quiet and listen to you

8 Set clear boundaries and guidelines

9 Catch children being good

10 Enter into unwritten contracts with children

11 Provide a safe and secure environment

12 Get children to take responsibility for their own actions

 

Section three Teaching and learning

13 You teach and the children learn

14 Guide children to discover for themselves

15 Determine the pace of the lesson

16 Make the children independent

17 Teach children to think

18 Organise group work

 

Section four Assessment

19 Assess and evaluate your teaching

20 Assess and evaluate your children

21 Personalised learning

Back Cover

Are you looking for the ultimate practical guide to help you succeed with confidence as a teacher?

 

Ever felt so overloaded and bamboozled by theory and information that you’ve lost sight of the bigger picture and what really matters?

 

Do you sometimes wish you had the wisdom and expertise of your own personal mentor at your fingertips?

 

 

Yes? Then this is the book you need to read.

 

This is not another book of checklists or tips for teachers, The Art of Teaching is quite simply the definitive guide to effortlessly mastering the essence of good teaching practice.

 

Concise, simple, yet motivating and inspiring, Haigh’s book hones in on the essential ‘big’ ideas behind the craft of teaching, condensing them into straightforward,  step-by-step rules, which you can put into practice right away.

 

Simple ideas, but powerful stuff.